This has been marketed as a core feature, but there are still applications devoted to finding software updates that handle this function much better than what CleanMyMac X seems to be capable of at present. Still, the Malware Removal system’s not where it could be and it feels as if the Updater module is only catching updates from the most prominent developers or smaller third-party ones. For the most part, the modules work well, the application’s introductions and tutorials are as inviting and informative as ever, and it’s nice to be able to easily dig down into component-level elements of your operating system. It’s not a question of whether MacPaw, creators of CleanMyMac X have backed themselves into a corner as much as whether CleanMyMac X can deliver on all it sets out to do. CleanMyMac X is the 10th anniversary edition of CleanMyMac, a native macOS tool that daily cleans one million Macs worldwide.
(Editor’s note: Macworld is currently reviewing the MacKeeper cleaner and the claims here will update this claim accordingly.) It’s instances such as this that make one raise an eyebrow and wonder what else might be missed. After infecting my Mac with a fair amount of dubious software (including an infamous keystroke logger disguised as an Adobe Flash Player update), the Malware Removal module was able to diagnose and remove most of my malware but kept the infamous MacKeeper in place, which then had to be torn out by the roots by a copy of Malwarebytes. The Malware Removal system has gotten better but isn’t where it could be.
